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Bearing Bad News

Unfortunately, death is a part of life in EMS. Read this article to learn how to more effectively deliver the news of a patient's death.

Lessons Learned from Santa Barbara

Read how the Santa Barbara, County regional health information organization shaped the federal government's approach to health information networking.

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From Worst to First?

In 2003, USA Today declared Washington, D.C., as the nation’s worst EMS system. Read how our capital is moving forward with an ambitious plan to become the nation’s best.

Watch Your Step

As our population continues to grow and the price per acre continues to climb, buildings and cities continue to expand outward and upward. And this expansion has another cost—injury.

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Trapped Under 15 Tons

EMS crews collaborated with construction personnel to free a worker whose hand was caught under a collapsed 30,000 lb. wall.

Stick in the Eye

Read more about intubating the limited-access patient.

EMS Insider Articles

Data-driven processes slash times & employee turnover

After getting their MBAs, two Florida EMS leaders returned to the profession, applying the process improvement approach created by Motorola.

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JEMS Editorial Board Member Killed in Iraq

A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P, Editor-in-Chief, JEMS

Major John Pryor, MD, a member of the JEMS Editorial Board was killed by mortar fire on Christmas Day in Iraq while serving as a trauma surgeon in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps., 1st Forward Surgical Team (FST).